Number plate for headlights



May G 1924.

L. E. JONES NUMBER PLATE FOR HEADL'IGHTS Qriginalild Aug. 192D Patented May 6, 1924.

i UNITI-:n STATES,

l laziness LEE B. JONES, or EvANsvILLI-i, INDIANA, AssIGNOR To SUNBEAM -ELEo'rnIOfMANuQ '.FAOTURINGCOMPANY, OF nvANsvILLE, INJDIANA, A CORPORATION orINnIANA.

Nomisma PLATE non HEADLIGIITS.'

Application led August .1920, Serial No. 401,535.v Renewed" October 3, 1923. i A y To all whom it may concer/n: y

' Be it known that I, LEE B. JONES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Evansville, in the county of Vanderburg and` State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Number Plates for Headlights, of whichthevfollowing is a full, clear,

concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification.

A My invention relates to closuremembers and it has particular relation to members of the character designated whichl are 'used to close an opening in a headlight casing, and which 'embody transparent or translucent members. n y

vOne object of my'invention is to so form a closure member that the central 'opening thereof 'may befclosed by a suitable lighttransmitting member in a simple and expeditious manner. Infurtherance of this object lI provide means'wherebyysuch a` glass, or other light-transmitting, member may be positioned in the aforesaid opening irrespective Aof the trickness of said member. v

,For a better understanding of my invention reference may be had to the accompanying drawings, in which: y -f Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a headlight showing the manner in which a side wall embodying my invention maybe positioned; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the' closure member looking at the inside thereof;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of said member showv ing the outside face thereof;

Fig. .4 r is an elevational sectional view ytaken On'rthe line 4 4 of Fig. 3;

Figs.y and 6 are fragmentary, sectional views taken on the lines 5-`-5 and 6-6, respectively of Fig. 2; and Fig. 7 is a fragmentary, perspective view illustrating the manner in which the side wall frame formed at a particular'portion thereof. 'y i While` the hereinafter'y described and claimed closure member is shown in connection with a headlight, it isv understood that the said closure member..k only is being broadly and specifically claimed inthe present application and that the headlight shown forms the subject matter ofa separate .copending application, Serial No. 401,636, assigned to the Sunbeam Electric Manufacturing Company. These two'applications comprehend separate` and distinct inventive so far as my improved closure.' 1

Referring now :more 'particularly' toithe drawingsfsame shows a headlight' comprisingA av casing lwhich is provided withal subject matter andare notrelated except in hinged goggle door'2'.' At'eitherside (one side only of which 'is `shown) Vvof the casing is formed a housing and side openingv 3,,and a closure member. 4 is adapted "to be hinged thereto and to close the same, the latter member being .provided with a glass or'other light" 'transmitting center member whereuponl a number may be painted and, bythe casing, be made visible.

kplacement. of the lightin the interior ofthe It frequently happens "that'the combined Ihe side wall 4 comprises a `frameportion f thickness of'rthetwo glass members, or of one glassmembenif but one i'sused,.cannot be'V predetermined, and this is `especially true when these side windows VAmust be replaced on the road4 when they'are" accidentally broken. Itis'ne'cessa'ry, therefore, to provide simple means whereby any thickness of glass may be expeditiously seatedy in the pe- I`pheraldepressed Portion 8. i

Tothis end I form the frame, 5 with auxiliary depressed'portions 11 which are offset from the peripheral portion,v and in this case, of a 'lessdepth' than thesame,v In these latter depressed portions I position` anglemembers 12 which are, preferably welded tothe main @frame along their short sides' 13, the longer sides 14 being slotted as at 15. Cooperating with these supportingmembers 12, are angle members 16 having sides 17 adapted to press against and .maintain Vthe vglass members in the 'depressed portions 8, and having sides 1,8 'which are slotted at 19.1v By passing a vscrewf`=20`"through the slots 15 andf19 and catisingf V'washers 21 Aa'n'df22 to' bear (against the sides of each of the slots, the rtightening of a nut 23 results in the eilicient maintenance of the glass in position.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that because of the slot which has its longer dimension perpendicular to the pane of the glass the member 16 may be positioned, within limits, to accommodate any thickness of glass and upon the breakage of'such glass itis a matter of buta moment toloosen Athe movable-angie members Aand thereafter insert a new glass which wiil be satisfactorily positioned in the side-wall irrespective of the thickness of the glass members.

p Moreover, because of these slots the glass may 'beremovedfby simply loosening the bolts 20 and without ventirely removing the bolts. This prevents the dropping and consequent lo'ss of, these bolts and further admits of the adjustmentor change of glasses by but one man who is'not compelled to liandlethe 'bolts and glasses at the same time.This feature is vof particular advantage in yrailroad practice where repairs must be made in a simple and expeditious manner under rigid service conditions.

Although ll have shown but `two auxiliary depressed portions, itis, of course, entirely possible that one vsuch portion might be formed on each side of the opening whereby the y glass Ywould be maintained atfour points. Again, it may be desirable, because of construction or design considerationsto position the holding means in a different relationship from those hereinbefore described, All of these variations, of course, come within the scope of the present invention and I desire, therefore, that the saine be limited only by the showing of theprior art and by the scope of the appended claims.

Havinthus described my invention, what I-c aiinas new and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

l. A closure member comprising a frame havingv an opening therein, a Lperipheral depressed portion formed around said opening, auxiliary depressedportions offset from said peripheral portion, supporting means seated in said auxiliary portions, and means cocperating'therewith for securing members Vin said opening whereby the same seat in said peripheral portion and are held therein irrespective of its thickness.

2. A closure membercomprising a frame auxiliary depressed portions offset said auxiliary portions, and means lcooperating therewith for securing members in saidopenmg whereby lthe saine seatinvsaid Vscribed my name.

opening whereby the same seat in said `pe riphe'ral portion and are held ktherein ir? respective of its thickness.

4. A closureniember comprising a frame having an opening therein, a peripheral de# pressed portion formed around said opening, auxiliary depressed portie-ns offset from said peripheral portion, slotted rsupporting members seated in said auxiliary portions, and cooperative slotted members adapted to be adjustably connected thereto for 'securing a member in said opening whereby the samen seat in said peripheral portion and are held'therein.irrespective of its thick-y ness.

5. A closure meinbercomprisnig a 'frame having an opening therein, a peripheral depressed portion formed around said opening, auxiliary depressed portions offset-from said peripheral portion, vangle-members having one side seatedin said auxiliary portions and the other side slotted, otlierang'le-inembers of like characteristics having Aone side slotted,

and means for adjustably'mounting said lasty named angle-membersfor securing amember in saidopeningwhereby the same seat in said peripheral portion and are held therein irrespective of its thickness.

6. A closure member comprising a frame having an opening therein, a peripheral depressed portion formed around said open'- ing, auxiliary depressed portions offset from said peripheral portion, angle-members having one side seated in said auxiliary A portions and the other side slotted, other angle-members of like characteristics having one side slotted, land bolts passin through said slots and so associated wit said angle members that, upon the loosenf ing thereof a member held in place there'- by may be removed without the total removal of said bolts.

ln witness whereof, I have hereunto sub- LEE JONES.

Vilitnesses:

J. A. WIEBER, EDWARD H; WnRzNnR.

Certiicate 0f Correction.

It is hereby certified lthat in Letters Patent No. 1,492,988, granted May 6, 1924, upon the application of Lee B. Jones, of Evansville, Indiana, for an improvement in Number Plates for Headlights, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page l, line 57, after the Word closure and before the period insert the Words doo/1^ is desembed as being attached, fmn example, Y

o a. headlight, such as is described n the above demfz'yed eo-pefndi/ng application,- and that the said Letters Patent should be read With this correction therein that the same may Conform to the record of the Case in the Patent Oiee.

Signed and sealed this 15th day of July, A. D. 1924.

[SEAL] THOMAS E. ROBERTSON,

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